Nairobi, May 8 -- Tributes continued pouring for departed former Kenya international defender, Edward Kiiza Wakuze.

Kiiza died on April 30, aged 68. He had been rushed to Kenyatta National Hospital and admitted to the ICU three days earlier after suffering a stroke.

A requiem service will be held at St Stephen Anglican Church, Jogoo Road on May 17 from 11am, followed by the burial at his Malaa home in Machakos County on May 18 according to the family.

Albert Oketch, who played alongside him at Luo-Union in the 1970s, described him as one of the most talented footballers he played with, adding that the late will forever be remembered for the lasting impact he made on the game.

"He was a hard tackler and a heading specialist," said Oket...